Wandering the Primordial World as a World Tree
Chapter 11

The Embryonic Form of Humanity Dao [Requesting Recommendation Votes]

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A Taiyi Golden Immortal could attain the Taiyi realm once they comprehended their own path.

Cheng Jue had already formed an idea about his own path when he reached Golden Immortal Grand Completion.

He did not need to worry about whether his chosen path suited him. As the Tree of Life, he could gain cultivation insights from the lives he created.

Even if those insights were exceedingly faint, they would accumulate over time and be enough to rapidly advance Cheng Jue's comprehension of the Great Dao.

Since Cheng Jue had prepared to break through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, he needed to sort through the Great Daos he had comprehended.

Cheng Jue calmed his mind, and a screen appeared before him.

Name: Cheng Jue Race: World Tree (Elf Tree, Tree of Life) Description: A miraculous tree capable of creating life, a peculiar tree capable of traversing worlds. Titles: Mother of Nature, Goddess of Life, Orthodox God of Creation and the State Current World: Primordial World Worlds Available for Travel: 1. Super God Universe, 2. Marvel Universe Cultivation Method: Myriad Spirits Profound Light Record Realm: Golden Immortal Grand Completion (Can break through to Taiyi upon comprehending oneself) Comprehended Great Daos: Life Dao, Illusion Dao, Elemental Dao, partial Space Dao, partial Time Dao Spiritual Treasures: Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler (Merit Supreme Treasure), Grotto-Heaven Pearl (Innate Supreme Treasure), Elven Civilization Merit Set (kindling, first garment, first house, first coin...), World Tree Supercomputer (Acquired Spiritual Treasure)

The Comprehended Great Daos entry was something Cheng Jue had just added.

Life Dao and Illusion Dao were comprehended when Cheng Jue used the World Tree's authority to create life.

Elemental Dao came from the cultivation insights of the Seven Archons and all the lifeforms within the Grotto-Heaven World, which were fed back to Cheng Jue.

As for his partial comprehension of Space and Time, it came from drawing inferences from the time and space laws of the Marvel Universe. His understanding of Space and Time was merely superficial. The authority over Space and Time could only be used within the Grotto-Heaven World.

None of the Great Daos Cheng Jue had comprehended were to become his future Taiyi Dao.

Cheng Jue slowly shifted his gaze to the Elven Civilization Merit Set entry on the screen.

With a thought, one acquired merit spiritual treasure after another flew toward Cheng Jue.

A flame was the first to appear before him. It was the first cluster of fire in Elven Civilization, the first merit spiritual treasure of Elven Civilization.

After that came a delicate wooden house, a bolt of cloth, a bowl, a cup... all sorts of everyday objects, numbering no fewer than several hundred.

Just as Cheng Jue thought all the spiritual treasures had arrived, startled cries rang out from the distant sky.

"Ah? Ah?"

He turned to look and saw Venti clutching an emerald-green harp as it dragged him through the air.

When Venti reached Cheng Jue and saw the sheer number of acquired merit spiritual treasures floating before the World Tree, he seemed to understand something and released the emerald-green harp.

"This is the Skyward Harp." Cheng Jue recognized it at once when it floated among the spiritual treasures.

The Skyward Harp also radiated the light of merit. Unexpectedly, it too was an acquired merit spiritual treasure, representing music.

At the same time, two streaks of light flew in from the horizon. When the radiance faded, one was a dark brown spear, while the other was a contract scroll.

Seeing these two familiar objects, Venti could not help muttering, "Aren't those the old man's Vortex Vanquisher and the Contract of the Gods?"

Hearing that, Cheng Jue carefully examined the two objects before him. Sure enough, both were merit spiritual treasures. The Vortex Vanquisher embodied the martial path of Elven Civilization, which was why Geo Archon Zhongli was also known among the elves as the God of War.

The other contract was the first contract of Elven Civilization. It had been immensely important to the civilization's development, thus becoming an acquired merit spiritual treasure as well.

With everything ready, Cheng Jue prepared to break through to Taiyi Golden Immortal. With a wave of his hand, the hundred-plus acquired merit spiritual treasures before him transformed into balls of light, merging into an even greater sphere before the World Tree.

Seeing the massive commotion, Zhongli, Raiden Ei, and Hongmeng hurried over from afar, stopping ten thousand li away to observe.

An indescribable might, like the might of Heaven itself, weighed upon everyone's hearts. Just as the four of them were about to be unable to breathe, an Auspicious Cloud of merit appeared above Cheng Jue's World Tree crown, covering an area of ten thousand li.

Cheng Jue poured that vast amount of merit into the sphere of light in one go.

The sphere became increasingly solid, gradually taking the shape of a jade disc. The moment the jade disc formed, strange phenomena appeared in succession.

Watching the jade disc floating in the air, Venti saw a civilization of freedom, fine wine, and beautiful music within it.

Zhongli saw the protection of civilization and contracts within it.

Within the jade disc, Raiden Ei saw the borders of civilization and the eternity of lightning.

As the artifact spirit of the Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler, Hongmeng saw even more. She saw a civilization grow from weakness to strength.

Cheng Jue had poured roughly eighty percent of his merit into the jade disc before it was finally able to take form.

The moment the jade disc took shape, a pressure unique to Taiyi Golden Immortals emanated from Cheng Jue.

Even Hongmeng and the others, ten thousand li away from Cheng Jue, were instantly knocked from the clouds when the aura of a Taiyi Golden Immortal merely brushed over them. Fortunately, Cheng Jue noticed in time and quickly restrained the aura of his breakthrough.

"Master, you've broken through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm?" Hongmeng flew before Cheng Jue and asked.

"Yes." As he spoke, a streak of light escaped from the World Tree and transformed into a human figure. That figure was Cheng Jue.

After breaking through to Taiyi Golden Immortal, Cheng Jue could assume human form and walk the world.

After his breakthrough, Cheng Jue looked over his information and silently recited it.

Name: Cheng Jue Race: World Tree (Elf Tree, Tree of Life) Description: A miraculous tree capable of creating life, a peculiar tree capable of traversing worlds. Titles: Mother of Nature, Goddess of Life, Orthodox God of Creation and the State Current World: Primordial World Worlds Available for Travel: 1. Super God Universe, 2. Marvel Universe Cultivation Method: Myriad Spirits Profound Light Record Realm: Taiyi Golden Immortal Comprehended Great Dao: Primordial World Humanity Dao Spiritual Treasures: Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler (Merit Supreme Treasure), Grotto-Heaven Pearl (Innate Supreme Treasure), World Tree Supercomputer (Acquired Spiritual Treasure), Human Dao Jade Disc (Humanity Dao Supreme Treasure).

Just as the screen described, Cheng Jue had not followed any innate Great Dao. Instead, he had created a Humanity Dao of his own—the Myriad Spirits Dao.

This was the path most suited to him as the Tree of Life and the World Tree.

Cheng Jue clenched his hand, feeling the explosive increase in strength after breaking through to Taiyi Golden Immortal, then looked toward the figure beyond the Grotto-Heaven World: Shen Ni.

Seeing her master's eager expression, Hongmeng immediately guessed Cheng Jue's intentions and reminded him, "Master, the Shen Ni outside is only an incarnation, but it still possesses the authority of a Daluo Golden Immortal."

Cheng Jue smiled. "Didn't you say it yourself? He is only an incarnation, nothing to fear."

As he spoke, Cheng Jue took a step and arrived outside the Grotto-Heaven World, coming face-to-face with Shen Ni amid the Chaos Qi.

Seeing someone emerge from the protection of the grand formation, Shen Ni narrowed his eyes. Seeing that the newcomer was merely a Taiyi Golden Immortal, he said sinisterly, "You have decent talent. Tell me how to enter this grand formation, and I can grant you a dignified death. Otherwise, not even your bones will remain."

After speaking, Shen Ni's incarnation bared his white teeth. Cheng Jue realized that Shen Ni's true body was a Fierce Beast, a creature capable of devouring virtually anything.

Cheng Jue frowned in displeasure. "I originally intended only to drive you away. But seeing you like this, I've changed my mind. Your incarnation will not be leaving today."

"You want to keep me here? You, a mere Taiyi Golden Immortal?" Shen Ni sneered disdainfully. Just as he was about to attack, Cheng Jue produced an obsidian-yellow jade disc.

The instant he saw that jade disc, Shen Ni's hair stood on end and his primordial spirit frantically warned him. Yet Shen Ni did not take it to heart. Even if Cheng Jue held an innate supreme treasure, a mere Taiyi Golden Immortal could not fully unleash its power.

Even though this Shen Ni was only an incarnation, the essence of a Daluo Golden Immortal remained unchanged.

"Trying to scare me." Shen Ni's incarnation formed a spear from Chaos Qi and thrust it at Cheng Jue.

Cheng Jue also hurled the jade disc at Shen Ni's incarnation.

The instant the two collided, Shen Ni's attack dissolved like ice and snow beneath the blazing sun.

"How is this possible?" Shen Ni roared.

Even at the very end, Shen Ni could not have imagined that Cheng Jue's jade disc, though not an innate supreme treasure, was the even more terrifying Humanity Dao Supreme Treasure. Its equals were only the Heavenly Dao Supreme Treasure, the Creation Jade Disc, and the Earthly Dao Supreme Treasure, the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc.

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